Swansea stun Chelsea in fresh League Cup shock
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Chelsea's Juan Mata (right), gets the ball away from Swansea City's Michu during their English League Cup semifinal first leg soccer match at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Wednesday, Jan 9, 2013. --PHOTO: AP
LONDON (AFP) - Swansea produced the second surprise English League Cup semi-final first leg result in as many days after defeating Chelsea 2-0 at the European champions' Stamford Bridge ground on Wednesday.
If not as great an upset as fourth-tier Bradford City's 3-1 win over Premier League Aston Villa on Tuesday, Swansea's victory over their top flight rivals was still a surprise.
Both Swansea goals came as a result of two errors by Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic.
In-form striker Spanish striker Michu, signed for just £2 million (S$3.9 million) from La Liga side Rayo Vallecano, scored his 16th goal of the season in the 39th minute with a curling shot from the edge of the box after Ivanovic miscontrolled the ball.
